The Grand Finale of the TU/e Contest took place on Thursday, June 23rd. The closing event of the 8th edition of the contest was a great success with the jury members, partner network, finalists and their supporters attending the show.

After an intense deliberation of the jury, SHIFT, MultiRotorResearch and SOLID were announced the winners of the Category Awards of the TU/e Contest. They respectively won the Ideation, Prototyping and Student Teams award after an energetic finale hosted by Isolde Hallensleben.

Other winners during the Grand Finale held in TU/e innovation Space included team iGEM who won the Audience Award by receiving the most votes during the Network Market as well as the Show. Steunfonds Duurzaamheid chose PAKT as the team with the most sustainable idea and therefore winner of the Impact Award. SHIFT and a former participant of the contest, Aristotle Technologies, were selected as winners of the 4TU Impact Challenge Wildcards and secured tickets for Slush 2022 in Helsinki and the ASML Makers Award went to XR Designer. During the Afterparty, Vanderlande awarded InCharge with the Logistics Innovation Award. The Boost your Tech Career Award by Mikrocentrum went to Better/e and SOLID was announced the winner of the Shell Energy Transition Award.

The eight edition of TU/e Contest can once again proudly be called a great success. With more than 60 projects in three categories, by over 200 students from different fields of study, diverse backgrounds and motivations. Starting with the Kick Off Event in March, followed by many workshops and coaching sessions, the teams made great steps in their entrepreneurial journey and developed many skills which they got to use during the Grand Finale. They repeatedly demonstrated why the Technical University of Eindhoven is known for their level of entrepreneurship and innovation.

Want to know more about the winners of the eighth edition of the TU/e Contest? Then visit our website: www.tuecontest.nl or find us on social media (@TUeContest). The TU/e Contest is initiated by TU/e innovation Space and organised annually in collaboration with Soapbox.